‘Freedom Commons Academy’ Provides Former Prisoners Housing and Structured Re-entry Services in Syracuse by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian Phyllis Riles’ daily life is the embodiment of her favorite Gandhi quote: “Where there’s love, there’s life.” Such a belief is the place from which her life’s work at the …
News in Brief by California: The Daily News reported that two former police officers from Fullerton and Anaheim were indicted on counts of kidnapping while working illegally as bounty hunters. The former officers were Rodger Corbett, 49, formerly of the Fullerton PD and Kevin Pedersen, 34, formerly of the Anaheim …
California Court of Appeal: Gang Enhancements Remanded for Retrial Under AB 333; Sameness Requirement Satisfied by The court of appeal of California, Fifth Appelate District, struck gang and firearm enhancements based upon the retroactive application of Assembly Bill 333 (2021–2022 Reg. Sess.)(“AB333”). The Court also concluded that retrial of the …
California Supreme Court Announces Uncharged Lesser Firearm Enhancement May Be Substituted Under § 12022.53 by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Supreme Court of California held that sentencing courts have the authority to strike a firearm enhancement and substitute a lesser uncharged statutory enhancement. California Penal Code § 12022.53, the …
California Supreme Court Announces Conspiracy to Commit Home Invasion Robbery Not Subject to Enhancement to Indeterminate Life Sentence Under Penal Code § 186.22(b)(4) by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Supreme Court of California held that conspiracy to commit home invasion robbery is not subject to enhancement to an indeterminate …
Shidler v. County of San Bernardino, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022 Tammy Shidler and Gary Shidler, et al. v. County o/San Bernardino, et al. Case No. 5: l 9-cv-00503-AB-SHK SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settkment Agreement and Rcle:Jse (hercinaHer "Ag1·eement") is intended to constitute an enforceable contract …
What Happened When Oakland Tried to Make Police Pay For Misconduct Decades Ago by Akintunde Ahmad In the ’90s, the city passed a policy requiring the police department to pay some of their own legal costs. There’s no evidence that the department ever paid up. by Akintunde Ahmad, The Appeal …
News in Brief by News in Brief Britain: A court hearing at London’s highest legal body is scheduled for late June 2022, The Guardian reported. It will concern a lawsuit brought against the City of London police for allegedly wrongfully tasering a Black man on April 7, 2018. Case was …
Ninth Circuit Holds Statute Criminalizing Encouraging or Inducing Alien to Reside in U.S. Is Overbroad and Facially Unconstitutional by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE Ninth Circuit held that a federal law, 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv), that criminalizes encouraging or inducing an alien to …
California Court of Appeal: Trial Court Violated Humphrey by Setting High Bail Without Considering Financial Condition of Defendant or Nonfinancial Conditions of Release by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, held the trial court erred by setting bail at an amount it …
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2022 CLEMENCY ADVOCACY GUIDE ADVOCACY GUIDE INTRODUCTION This guide is a resource for individuals who have applied for clemency from the Governor of California and ask the question, “What do I do now?” Here, you will find information and guidance on building an advocacy campaign in support of your clemency …
Auditor of the State of California -San Diego County Sheriff's Dept Report, Feb. 2022 San Diego County Sheriff ’s Department It Has Failed to Adequately Prevent and Respond to the Deaths of Individuals in Its Custody February 2022 REPORT 2021‑109 CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR 621 Capitol Mall, Suite 1200 | Sacramento …
Auditor of the State of California, the Child Abuse Central Index, May 2022 The Child Abuse Central Index The Unreliability of This Database Puts Children at Risk and May Violate Individuals’ Rights May 2022 REPORT 2021‑112 IMAGE PENDING CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR 621 Capitol Mall, Suite 1200 | Sacramento | CA …
Fact Summary Natural Causes 59 Autopsies Prove Otherwise 2009-2019 Embargoed until June 1, 2022 Facts Summary “Natural Causes?” 59 Autopsies Prove Otherwise Evaluating the Autopsies of 59 Deaths in Los Angeles County Jails 2009 - 2019 Report by Carceral Ecologies Lab The BioCritical Studies Lab Principal Investigators: Nicholas Shapiro, D. …
OIG-CDCR Processing of Disabled Incarcerated Persons-March 2022 Amarik K. Singh, Inspector General OIG OFFICE of the INSPECTOR GENERAL Independent Prison Oversight March 2022 Special Report The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Processing of Disabled Incarcerated Persons’ Staff Misconduct Allegations at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility Electronic copies of …
Ahlman v. Barnes, CA, Settlement, Prison Conditions, 2022 Case 8:20-cv-00835-JGB-SHK Document 237-1 Filed 05/31/22 Page 1 of 32 Page ID #:4791 EXHIBIT 1 1-1 Case 8:20-cv-00835-JGB-SHK Document 237-1 Filed 05/31/22 Page 2 of 32 Page ID #:4792 CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Stipulated Class Action Settlement Agreement (the “Agreement”) is …
California Court of Appeal: Trial Court’s Dismissal of Charge Based on Express Statement of ‘Insufficient Evidence’ Is Equivalent to Acquittal for § 1170.95 Resentencing by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District, affirmed the finding of a superior court in a § 1170.95 …
California Court of Appeal: Trial Court Must Receive Parole Agency’s Written Report Before Ruling on Parole Revocation Petition for Lifetime Parolee Despite Remand to Prison Being Mandatory by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, held that Penal Code § 1203.2(b)(1) requires trial courts to …
